{UAH} UNAA Welcomes the Acholi Community of North America ~ Ugandans At Heart (UAH)

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26^th Annual UNAA Convention

"Unity through Cultural Awareness"

August 29^th - August 31^st, 2014

Hyatt Regency - La Jolla at Aventine

(Official Hotel of the UNAA Convention)

San Diego, CA

Partnering with Sister Cultural Associations

The theme of this year's UNAA Convention is "Unity through Cultural Awareness."

As the oldest and largest organization of Ugandans in the Diaspora, UNAA relies on the strength of its members and sister cultural organizations. We would like to take this opportunity to highlight one of these organizations and its associative relationship with UNAA.

Acholi Community of North America

The Acholi Community of North America Inc. (ACNA) is a 501(C)3 organization which was formed in 2008 specifically to provide community services to the Acholi people throughout North America and back home in Uganda.

The organization's objectives and purposes are:

To promote unity peace, and love amongst the Acholi
To promote Acholi cultural heritage, sports and traditional dances.
To preserve Acholi culture in the Diaspora
To advance and support business and investments to develop our homeland.
To actively promote development in Acholiland and engage in socio-economic activities in the Diaspora.
To value, educate and encourage the participation of Acholi/Luo women,
children and youth in the community

Over the past 5 years ACNA has formally participated in several UNAA conventions. During the 2011 UNAA convention in Denver, Colorado, ACNA leadership held a joint forum with community supporters from the US, Canada, Europe and Uganda. As usual there was the famous 'WAN OO PA ACOLI' which featured heated discussions on programs and projects being conducted by Acholi professionals, or for Acholis by other groups both in Uganda and throughout the Diaspora. A subsequent forum the next day focused on development through peace in Acholiland from which several resolutions were proposed. More details can be found at http://dev.acholicommunityusa.org .

ACNA continues to build upon its relationship with UNAA in a mutual quest for peace, social, cultural and economic development for all Ugandan communities in the Diaspora.